Core Web Vitals Booster vs WP Fastest Cache

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Core Web Vitals Booster

by speedien

Health D47

WP Fastest Cache

by Emre Vona

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Core Web Vitals BoosterWP Fastest Cache

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Core Web Vitals Booster	WP Fastest Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	17/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	66/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	62/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	7	4,229 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.5y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	95	951.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.0%	1.5% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Core Web Vitals BoosterWP Fastest Cache

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.